Ms. Sriyani Mangalika
General Manager
hwdf@sltnet.lk
Phone: (94) 47-2221022
Fax: (94) 47-2220499
Product Offerings:
Loan products for production-related activities, predominantly agriculture and livestock, as well as for housing, consumption and emergencies. Savings products include ordinary savings, children’s savings, fixed deposits, group fund deposits and elderly savings. “Life-support insurance,” designed to provide social security, covers life-cycle events, e.g., death, marriage, birth, serious hospitalization/surgery and natural disaster-related expenses. Non-financial services include business training, “barefoot library,” nutrition and health care, care for the elderly, and environmental conservation. Also offers special training, welfare and awareness programs.
Network Member Since:
1999
Legal Status:
"Federation of all-women member-based grassroots organizations. Fully owned by members who pay annual membership dues. Considered for tax-purposes as a non-profit making charity (a formal association but not legally registered). "
Client Base:
Janashakti Bank Societies who directly service the rural poor women- members of the Federation
Area of Operations:
Hambantota, Sri Lanka (services cover several districts of Hambantota District)
| Data | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 |
| Active Clients
| 65,378 | N/A | 63,336 |
| Borrowers
| 15,856 | N/A | 10,259 |
| Savers
| 65,378 | N/A | 64,237 |
| Portfolio Outstanding (USD 000)
| 3,325 | 2,554 | 1,958 |
| Average Loan (US$)
| 267 | N/A | 79 |
| Percentage of Female Clients | 95% | N/A | 60% |
Note: N/A means we don't currently have numbers for that year in that category.